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eightbit
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 Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:38 pm Post subject: Xorg 7.1.0 XGL/AIGLX |
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Hello all,
I'm a novice gentoo user and I have just completed my first "emerge -uaDN world". It has updated a nice handfull of packages without any problems it would seem. However, I do have a few questions. My Xorg was updated from 7.0 to 7.1. Everything seems to work as it did with 7.0/Xgl/compiz-quinnstorm, but while I was double checking my Xorg log file for anything unusual I found that I have AIGLX enabled. This comes as a surprise because I've never installed AIGLX. I should have XGL. So my question to you is, Does upgrading Xorg 7.0 to 7.1 replace XGL with AIGLX? As I said earlier, everything does work as it did before, compiz and all. My big concern is which gives better performance. Also, glxinfo reports direct rendering as off while Xorg log reports that it had been enabled. This was the case even before the upgrade to 7.1, but i'd appreciate any input regarding that as well. Before I installed XGL and after I installed the modular Xorg 7.0 I do recall running glxinfo and it did report that direct rendering was on. As you can see I'm a bit confused, thanks in advanced!
edit: as of Xorg 7.1, AIGLX comes bundled with it. ok, great so do i get rid of xgl package and do i need to modify gdm and compiz? my gdm config still shows me using Xgl server, so I'm thinking that i'm running both XGL and AIGLX now.
I thought i'd link this thread here as well...
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-468194.html
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Henning Rogge
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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AIGLX is now integrated in XOrg 7.1...
so you get it "for free". |
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h17z
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | AIGLX is now integrated in XOrg 7.1... |
but then... XGL conflicts with AIGLX ?? If you want to have XGL you must compile xorg-server with any USE flag? |
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Henning Rogge
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| h17z wrote: | | but then... XGL conflicts with AIGLX ?? If you want to have XGL you must compile xorg-server with any USE flag? |
I don't think XGL and AIGLX are blocking each other. I have run a XGL server on the XOrg 7.1 (with AIGLX) once at it worked... but without hardwareacceleration it was a little bit slow. |
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sternklang
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You can turn off AIGLX by putting this in xorg.conf: | Code: | Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "off"
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If you already have a ServerFlags section, just place the option line there. |
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vipernicus
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| Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| sternklang wrote: | You can turn off AIGLX by putting this in xorg.conf: | Code: | Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AIGLX" "off"
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If you already have a ServerFlags section, just place the option line there. |
Do you know if this fixes ati-drivers?
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| vipernicus wrote: | | Do you know if this fixes ati-drivers? |
It's not a fix for the 7.1 ABI problem. I read earlier today that the next ATI drivers will fix this (to be released in August) though I can't find the link at the moment.
This fix is to turn off AIGLX so there's no conflict with Xgl. |
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